Hey, Errybody!Tomorrow, yes, TOMORROW, Friday, September 19th, I shall be opening the doors of the shop to the public!There are still some cosmetic things that need to be done in the shop, but it is inspected, licensed, and ready to DO SOME TATTOOS!In case you don't know already, I am at 19b Everett Street, in Bryson City, NC, 28713, and my phone number is (828) 488-TAT2In OTHER news, the proper GRAND OPENING is set for Friday, October 3rd! There will be a ribbon cutting, complete with gigantic scissors, a press conference and photographers, all that jazz,and most likely food and wine and what not...I don't know what time the ceremony shall take place, but you can bet that as the details solidify, I shall come running to tell you all first...So from the bottom of my heart, from me and everyone here at Donno's Higher Ground Tattoo, THANK YOU ALL, FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT!

It is finally happening! I am opening my own tattoo shop!In honor of the man who taught me how to tattoo, Web Blair, and the shop that he and I opened while I was apprenticing under him, I am naming the shop Donno's Higher Ground Tattoo. It is in Bryson City, NC, and it's in a fantastic spot at the corner of Main St and Everett St- the literal heart of downtown Bryson City.

My family and I are VERY excited about this!!! I've been tattooing for 15 years, it's about time I started working for myself!

There is a WHOLE lot of cleaning and painting and other similar work to do before the shop is ready to open, so I have my days cut out for me this coming week. PLUS there is all the legal red tape- business privilege fees, insurance, health department inspection fees, etc, etc, etc- which leads me to my next point- KICKSTARTER!

Yes, I have set up a crowd funding page to get my start up costs covered. I have included all sorts of cool rewards for anyone willing to kick in as little as $5, with rewards all the way up to the $8,000 level, and at all points in between! There's stuff like temporary tattoos, limited edition prints, t-shirts, custom paintings, and of course, real tattoos.... They're all listed out for you on the Kickstarter page.

Any contribution that you can make would be immensely helpful- and even if you CAN'T contribute, you can STILL HELP, just by passing along the link to your friends, family, co-workers, and exceptionally wealthy but possibly mentally unstable acquaintances looking to become patrons of the arts!

Once again, I come to teach all the boys and girls about the true meaning of Friday the 13th!Well, no, actually, I don't. I have no idea what the true meaning of Friday the 13th is... But I know it ISN'T about $13 tattoos.HOWEVER, since everybody loves $13 specials on Friday the 13th, I once again offer my Friday the 13th $13 print sale! Any and all prints in my store are now $13 INCLUDING SHIPPING IN THE US!The only thing that is cooler than looking at my artwork hanging in your club house or cubicle every day, is the satisfaction of knowing that you got it for a mere $13!!Some of the numbered limited edition prints only have 1 or 2 or 3 left, so don't delay! Order now- operators are standing by!http://mfdas.weebly.com/store.html

Friday the 13th: Every month that begins on a Sunday will contain a Friday the 13th, and there is at least one Friday the 13th in every calendar year.

The longest period that can occur without a Friday the 13th is fourteen months, either from July to September the following common year (e.g. between 2001–02, 2012–13, and 2018–19), or from August to October the following leap year (e.g. between 1999–2000 or 2027–28).

Friday the 13th can occur as many as three times in a single year; either in February, March and November in an ordinary year (such as 1987), or January, April and July in leap years (such as 2012).

Additionally, a lot of tattoo shops run special deals on Friday the 13th.

Me, personally, I respect tattooing and my clients too much to do $13 tattoos, but I WILL once again be doing a $13 print sale both at the tattoo shop AND here on my website! At midnight on Thursday, 7/12, I will change the prices on ALL my giclee prints from their regular $15-$30 to $13, and my enormous canvas prints from $200 to $130.

I, along with the other artists from Synergy Tattoo, have an exhibit of our artwork going up at Crush Boutique in Knoxville, and the opening reception is Friday, January 6th!

I am putting up a bunch of paintings, including my most recent one- the largest water color I have ever done. I know Jerry Bean has some impressive new pieces he's putting up, and I've seen the other folks hard at work on their new stuff- I can't wait to see the show! I hope you can make it, too!

Most of the paintings will be for sale, and I'm going out to pick up some giclee prints of a few of my paintings, which we be available at the show AND here on my website! This is my first exhibit of any kind in Knoxville- I gotta admit, I'm pretty excited!

The opening reception starts at 5:30, and the boutique is located at 121 W Jackson Ave, and their # is (865) 249-8281.